The Comparison and Contrasting of Major British Colonization.
When evaluating the three major regions of major British Colonization, one must consider many different areas of discussion. The three areas of discussion in this paper are the regions of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. The following discussion will include the history of settlement, religion, and the government of these colonies. Along with this discussion of these colonies, there will be comparison and contrasting elements added to this discussion.
The New England Colonies included New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven, and Rhode Island. The New England Colonies were settled by the Pilgrims. The history of the settlement is rather simple and the reasons for this settlement seem quite logical. "The pilgrims were not crusaders who set out to change the world. Rather they were humble English farmers (Divine, Breen, Fredrickson, Williams, The American Story, 51).
The Main founder of Plymouth was William Bradford and seen by the pilgrims as a very wise man. The pilgrims began to migrate in the early 1600's and their original place of origin was a small town called Scrooby manor. The people of this manor felt the Church of England still had the Catholic influence. The entire religious reform began with this simple feeling and uneasiness. The people of Scrooby Manor felt the Church of England was corrupted. They wanted to leave England and begin a reformation. The Pilgrims began to leave in the early part of King James the First's reign. The people of Scrooby Manor soon became known as Separatists and left for Holland. Soon after their arrival in Holland the Separatists became uneasy about being in Holland. They soon felt the Dutch culture was taking over their families. After this debate, the Pilgrims decided to travel to America. The delay in Holland was simply because of money matters and Holland was their only retreat.
